Craziness
5.0 out of 5 stars. Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2025
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Spaceships, Microwaves, and Existential Dread.
All The Stars As Angels is an excellent sequel to the first book, Reliquary of The Dead. Like the first, this book was a real page-turner.
Exploration of new lands (or worlds) is not as prominent as in the previous novel. Instead, All The Stars As Angels takes place on a spaceship populated entirely by androids, a massive AI, and other such microwave—I MEAN UNITS! It was also a bit of an emotional roller coaster. There were intense debates, robots nicer than humans, close calls, and also heartbreak. Breaking of all kinds, actually. So much breaking. And tearing…
…Poor C-10415.
The ideas explored in this book are deep and thought-provoking. Can an AI ever truly be sentient? Can an AI ever be a person? Why can’t robots cook decent food? I’ve recently taken an interest in the AI sentience debate, so this was even more interesting to read. If one day, a super intelligent and human-like “Tesla Bot” android were to hit the market and I could afford one, How would I, or anyone, be able to tell if it is truly self aware? Is the underlying code just really good at making it seem that way? Does it secretly want to slice me with its kuroto blade? I started pondering questions of my own existence and conscious experience as well. Not a good thing to do at 2am.
Now, moving onto my favorite part of the book. I don’t want to spoil the story for anyone, so I won’t say much. It pains me to do this, because there is so much I want to say here. I LOVED chapter ten. I love when an author can craft such a vivid, atmospheric, and eerie scene in my head with mere words on a page. As Niva and the others explored the Sigma (poor Sigma), I started getting PTSD flashbacks of when I played Dead Space 2. Like a certain character in this book, I, too, have been attacked in my sleep. Never again.
All The Stars As Angels is a worthy sequel in the War of the Gods series. I enjoyed it almost as much as the first one, and I will forever remember reading “The Sigma Scene,” as I now call it.
So the wait for book 3 begins.
Poor C-10415.
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Winter’s Emperor
5.0 out of 5 stars. Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2025
If the first book intrigued you, the second will captivate you!
The story continues! Once again separated from the familiar, Pierre must use his keen intuition to quickly adapt to a new environment, new characters, and new challenges. However, he can’t get comfortable, as he soon discovers that what he thought he had left behind is much bigger, and much closer, than he could have imagined.
He is joined by an unlikely but delightful companion who wrestles with her own revelations, position, and place in a galaxy of humans, androids, and aliens. Together, they face a conflict that threatens to bring an end to all life in the universe.
Who are their allies? Who are the true enemies? And what are the first gods?
Dr. Falk delivers a page-turning masterpiece that will keep you on the edge of your seat and introduce characters that you’ll remember long after the final page.
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Frog Paste
5.0 out of 5 stars. Reviewed August 2, 2025
The story continues! Once again separated from the familiar, Pierre must use his keen intuition to quickly adapt to a new environment, new characters, and new challenges. However, he can’t get comfortable, as he soon discovers that what he thought he had left behind is much bigger, and much closer, than he could have imagined.
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The Badger
5.0 out of 5 stars. Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2025
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A sci-fi feast of discovery, mystery, and wonder!
All the Stars as Angels masterfully carries forward the momentum from the first novel. Ten years have passed and the colonies of Gliese 832 c are no closer to peace. Pierre Gulet finds himself alone as he contemplates the mysteries of the Reliquary and what it might mean for the settlements but, as per usual, another wrench is tossed into the mix.
The reader is introduced to a new character that shakes up the narrative and expands the stakes of the first book beyond the barren world. Elements that readers only got a taste of in the first book are now front and center and it turns out that, once again, Pierre is needed to help navigate a desperate situation.
Niva is a charming and relatable character that readers will come to love as much as—if not more than—Pierre. She is an android with a mission that turns out to be just as human as any of us. The door is opened for ethical questions that don’t merely arise in the reader’s mind, but ones that demand to be answered, especially in light of Pierre’s previous discovery.
Explore with Pierre the dynamic world of the androids and discover with him that dangers passed are not dangers averted—merely delayed.
Warning: You will not be able to put this book down until the last page and you’ll be demanding the third book before breakfast!
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Gary Shawver
5.0 out of 5 stars. Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2025
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The best sci-fi in decades
This is an excellent continuation of the first book. I cannot recommend it enough. It’s the best sci-fi I’ve read in decades. I cannot wait until the next book!
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Rachel Schoenberger
5.0 out of 5 stars. Reviewed July 19, 2025
All the Stars as Angels is a fantastic second book in the War of the Gods science fiction series. It begins several years after the first book, with an android named Niva who serves as the story’s protagonist. She meets Pierre, the Egyptologist from book one, and there is some cool space travel stuff, as well as themes surrounding the subject of artificial intelligence. It was a highly engaging read with a few biblical references I picked up on, and just a great book in general.
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Alonzo
5.0 out of 5 stars. Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2025
Pulled Past the Event Horizon of Imagination
Disclosure: I served as a beta reader and received a free copy of the book.
It’s rare for a book to grab me this hard and pull me directly into the world. Niva is the innocent sort of protagonist who is pulled into a world much larger than she ever imagined. Her character development is fascinating to watch. Pierre is brilliant and engaging exploring a place no human has ever been before and helping the MegaAI with their conclave.
Overall, this is the best sci‑fi novel I’ve read in years, and it feels almost custom‑tailored to my tastes. I would give it six out of five stars. If you love science fiction packed with bold ideas and rich character development, this book belongs on your shelf.
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars. Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2025
A Must-Buy Sequel
All the Stars as Angels is a phenomenal sequel to Reliquary of the Dead. Do not sleep on this book. I can’t explain how good it is. Refreshing, fresh, and genuine, all things we need in the over saturated sci-fi thriller genre. If you want an exciting, fun, deep page turner, definitely pick this one up.
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Cole W.
5.0 out of 5 stars. Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2025
Engaging book with a unique blend of topics
I absolutely loved All the Stars as Angels and could not stop reading which made for one really rough morning. I highly recommend the series to anyone interested in sci-fi, archaeology (although more-so in book one), religion, or mythology. It covers a rare blend of topics that is unlike anything else I’m familiar with. I have more to say, but I’m trying to keep my review spoiler-free. Can’t wait for book three and the hopeful spin-off series, Sloppi’s Culinary Adventures.